Why is my goldfish breathing fast and keeping one gill closed?
Flukes would or will eventually infect all your fish in the tank so I’m not certain it’s flukes but your goldfish does have a few of the typical symptoms. The symptoms a goldfish sick with flukes can include scratching against surfaces, redness of skin, mucus on the gills or body, sunken bellies and rapid breathing. Mucus on the gills can keep it from opening. Since you already treated with aquarium salt which is known to treat 7 known pathogens you should try a product like Tank Buddies Parasite Clear. One that includes treatment of flukes. Read the instruction carefully and follow them exactly. Multiple treatments will be needed to kill the living flukes and also the second and third generation yet to be born. You can only kill flukes when they are in the swarming stage; the adults. Many fish experts treat the entire goldfish tank with Droncit. Add three and a half 34-milligrams pills per 10 gallons of tank water. Droncit is the pill form of praziquantel and is mainly used to treat d
